Vaping Companies Sue Feds to Delay Review of Products
A vaping industry group sued the federal government on Wednesday to delay an upcoming review of thousands of e-cigarette products on the market.
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Smog Shown to Increase Emphysema as Much as Smoking a Pack a Day
Health researchers report air pollution is causing lung diseases – particularly emphysema – to occur on a massive scale, an acceleration made worse by climate change.
Read moreHouse Panel Grills Juul Chief Over E-Cig Marketing Tactics
In the span of a year, e-cigarette use among high school and middle school students increased by 1.5 million users, to 3.6 million young users in 2018. Several federal agencies have called the situation an epidemic.
Read moreE-Cigarette Maker Juul Can’t Duck Federal Class Action
A federal judge in San Francisco said Wednesday he will advance class action claims accusing e-cigarette maker Juul Labs of building a multi-million dollar electronic-cigarette empire by secretly designing a highly addictive product and hooking teens with “cool” ads and candy-like flavors.
Read moreFDA Goes After Vaping ‘Influencers’ on Social Media
The Food and Drug Administration called out vaping companies Friday for violating advertising rules through their social media promotions of flavored nicotine products by paid “influencers.”
Read moreEx-EU Commissioner Loses Suit Over Scandal-Driven Ouster
The European General Court threw out a lawsuit Thursday by a former EU health commissioner who resigned when he was implicated in a bribery scheme with tobacco lobbyists.
Read moreE-Cigarette Flavorings May Harm Heart, Study Suggests
Many people believe e-cigarettes are not as risky as regular cigarettes, but researchers have found a clue that their flavorings may be bad for the heart.
Read moreFederal Judge Orders FDA Regulation of E-Cigarettes
A federal judge sided with health advocacy groups in ruling that the Food and Drug Administration must stop electronic cigarette companies from selling their products until they win approval from the agency.
Read moreBeverly Hills Expected to Bar Most Tobacco Sales
The smoke hasn’t cleared yet, but Beverly Hills is poised to become the first U.S. city to end most tobacco sales. The City Council unanimously indicated Tuesday that it’s ready to snuff out most sales when it meets again on May 21.
Read moreCigar Suit
The Ninth Circuit reinstated a $44 million antitrust award Friday against the world’s largest cigar maker Swisher International, brought by rival company Trendsettah USA.
Read moreEU Court Backs New German Limits on Flavored Tobacco
A company that makes flavored roll-your-own tobacco failed to sway Europe’s top court Wednesday that its products should be exempt from German law.
Read moreTobacco Award Upheld
A Florida appeals court upheld a $21 million award against R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co., to the daughter and widow of a man who died of lung cancer.
Read moreRetailers Blast San Antonio for Raising Tobacco Age
Trade groups representing convenience stores, gas stations and small grocers filed a federal lawsuit Thursday challenging San Antonio’s new ordinance raising the minimum age to buy tobacco products to 21, claiming it unfairly targets them.
Read moreMost Teen Drug Use Is Down, but Officials Fret Vaping Boom
Twice as many high school students used nicotine-tinged electronic cigarettes this year compared with last year, an unprecedented jump in a large annual survey of teen smoking, drinking and drug use.
Read moreThe Marlboro Dude
Altria, which makes Marlboro cigarettes, is investing $2.4 billion in Cronos Group, a Canadian marijuana company, which will give it a 45 percent ownership stake, with an option to pay another $1.4 billion to increase its ownership to 55 percent.
Read moreDutch Court Refuses to Order Criminal Tobacco Investigation
A Dutch appeals court on Thursday refused to order public prosecutors to open a criminal investigation of tobacco companies, in a major setback for anti-smoking activists.
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The 11th Circuit affirmed a $24 million judgment Monday against Phillip Morris for the death of a smoker.
Read moreNew Document Archive Could Open Litigation Against Junk Food Companies
A trove of documents implicating junk food companies in disease and linking them to the tobacco industry unveiled at the University of California, San Francisco, on Thursday could drive new legislation and litigation limiting the availability of unhealthy foods, some experts say.
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